The Paddler Magazine Issue 81 February 2025 | Page 38

PADDLER 38
Words : Simon Hutchinson , Barbara and Günter Photos : RAW Abenteuer Reisen
PADDLER 38

Paddling under the

MIDNIGHT

SUN

Austrian adventurers and Mountain guides Günter Burgsteiner and Barbara Weitzenböck reached the end of their epic journey , completing over 2,000 miles of paddling down the Yukon River . Their journey began 51 days earlier on the Teslin River and finished in the remote Alaskan village of Emmonak , where the Yukon meets the Bering Sea .

Words : Simon Hutchinson , Barbara and Günter Photos : RAW Abenteuer Reisen